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Soaker   /sˈoʊkər/   Listen
Soaker

noun
1.
A heavy rain.  Synonyms: cloudburst, deluge, downpour, pelter, torrent, waterspout.
2.
A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually.  Synonyms: alcoholic, alky, boozer, dipsomaniac, lush, souse.






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"Soaker" Quotes from Famous Books



... does come, it will surely be a soaker," announced Tom when he got to an opening where he could survey the sky. "Perhaps it will pay us to stay in ...
— The Rover Boys on the Plains - The Mystery of Red Rock Ranch • Arthur Winfield

... except Lily-toes, was expressing a desire for rain. In fact, all through the night before this story of a wronged baby opens, the hills, woods, fields, and gardens, had been praying for rain according to their individual needs, the maples and elms desiring a "regular soaker," while the lowly pansies lifted their fevered little palms to the stars and begged but ...
— St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11 • Various



Words linked to "Soaker" :   torrent, drunkard, waterspout, rain, sot, rainfall, inebriate, deluge, wino, drunk, rummy, soak



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